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The principle of seniority in the social structure of the Yoruba
American anthropologist, n.s. • 44 • Published In 1942 • Pages: 37-46
By: Bascom, William Russell.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article by a specialist on Yoruba ethnology, discusses the significance of the classification of kin among the Yoruba on the basis of a seniority which may be related to or quite distinct from the principle of relative age. The author analyzes kinship terms, the factors determining the usage of specific forms under particular circumstances, and the bases for distinguishing which persons are subject to what terms. Coincident to the discussion of terminology, the article gives data on interpersonal relationships, especially among wives of a polygamous family.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Kinship terminology
- Behavior toward non-relatives
- Clans
- Polygamy
- Etiquette
- Personal names
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Yoruba
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2009
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Western Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- George R. Bedell ; 1959
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1937-1938
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1930-1942
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Nigeria
- NotesAdditional notes
- William R. Bascom
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 17015424
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Yoruba (African people)